Afro Samurai

~~LogicDonny~~ · 01-07-2007, 01:30 AM

I would like to know if anyone here seen Afro Samurai which premired 2 days ago..?

**Barkworm** · 01-09-2007, 06:06 AM

I saw it, I wasn't impressed. The animation was top-notch (I didn't like the colouring though) but I have no idea who comes up with an awful and also totally generic story like that. The voice acting was also surprisingly bad.

*Anarky* · 01-09-2007, 07:30 AM

The animation is beautiful. Just awesome. And the soundtrack by the RZA is good too. Not that I'm a big connaisseur of hiphop, but I think the RZA generally does good stuff. Anyhow, as Barkworm mentioned, the voice acting lacks. Not because of Afro himself, but some voices are just crap. His buddy's on the okay side too, but the barmaid and most supporting characters are rubbish.

And I didn't mind the story so much, actually. Sure, it's simple, but it's enough to keep me interested as long as it keeps on looking this good.

*Spike Spiegel* · 01-13-2007, 12:09 PM

Anyone know when it will be on DVD?? I don't have cable.

~~BartAllen~~ · 01-13-2007, 08:37 PM

I really liked the animation, like others have said. I didn't notice the bad voices though, but then again. I remember thinking that everyone sounded like Samuel Jackson, did he do more then one voice?

*Anarky* · 01-19-2007, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Marty McFly

Anyone know when it will be on DVD?? I don't have cable.

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Originally Posted by amazon.com

This title will be released on May 22, 2007.

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Originally Posted by BartAllen

I remember thinking that everyone sounded like Samuel Jackson, did he do more then one voice?

He only voices Afro and Ninja Ninja (The guy who's travelling with Afro and always talking).

And episode three was once again awesome. The fight above the coulds was magnificent and I really wish there were more anime like that. You know, lots of fresh ideas, awesome animation and well, maybe some more story.

What I really like about the show though is that it doesn't really do all these slowmotion-things and have complicated fighting moves explained by just slowing down time. Sure, they exaggerate greatly with the actual fighting, but it never comes across as being impossible, despite them having a swordfight while about three miles high up in the air and whatnot.

01-07-2007, 01:30 AM	#1
~~LogicDonny~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,643	Afro Samurai I would like to know if anyone here seen Afro Samurai which premired 2 days ago..?

01-09-2007, 06:06 AM	#2
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	I saw it, I wasn't impressed. The animation was top-notch (I didn't like the colouring though) but I have no idea who comes up with an awful and also totally generic story like that. The voice acting was also surprisingly bad. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

01-09-2007, 07:30 AM	#3
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	The animation is beautiful. Just awesome. And the soundtrack by the RZA is good too. Not that I'm a big connaisseur of hiphop, but I think the RZA generally does good stuff. Anyhow, as Barkworm mentioned, the voice acting lacks. Not because of Afro himself, but some voices are just crap. His buddy's on the okay side too, but the barmaid and most supporting characters are rubbish. And I didn't mind the story so much, actually. Sure, it's simple, but it's enough to keep me interested as long as it keeps on looking this good. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal.

01-13-2007, 08:37 PM	#5
~~BartAllen~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 922	I really liked the animation, like others have said. I didn't notice the bad voices though, but then again. I remember thinking that everyone sounded like Samuel Jackson, did he do more then one voice?